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'If she had an ounce of delicadeza, she would resign. Returning the money should not stop probes for accountability. It also doesn’t correct an illegal act,' says Akbayan's Gio Tingson, referring to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo

(UPDATED) Less than 50 protesters from Akbayan party list assemble as Congress begins deliberations on the extension of martial law in Mindanao. Later in the day, the other faction of the Philippine left gathers about a hundred members, to hold its own protest

Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin says party lists have helped pass landmark legislation in the past including the Reproductive Health Law the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Law and the Philippine Competition Act

In Siquijor we say unsaon pod lamang accept what we cannot reverse make the best of it If you can cut through Digong’s populist bluster you will find a number of actually not policies more like policy thrusts

Akbayan can comfort itself with the fact that it is not the first leftist group to face this dilemma over which to prioritize Localist demands led to the unraveling of their communist rivals in the 1980s

Spoiled offspring of the ruling class like the Aquinos and Abads will come and go but Akbayan is a precious child forged in the historic struggles of the Philippine Left and heir to its finest traditions Will it find the courage to follow the harsh dictates of its progressive conscience?

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